Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Anglian Carving
- Royal Station Hotel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Lendal Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Richard III and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Vision For York
- The Medieval Minster
- Judges Lodging
- St Martin Le Grand Church